Summer Fun d’ARC + computer needs

21062012

Weds night began the summer season for me as I sauntered (walkwise) / sautéed (heatwise) down to Rockefeller park for my first outdoor concert of the season , the Philip Glass Ensemble. Here’s the review; ist piece, 1985-ish, fab; 2d, drab, 1968?; Kundon piece, eh; Truman score piece verynice, paving the way for a thousand filmic imitators; Photographer 3d movement a grand surprise; with a nice short encore, the Spaceship from Einstein. The crowd was one of the largest I’ve ever seen for a River to River event –talkie on the lawn and attentive in the chairs – oh, and the whitest.

Now for more Blond on Blond action try Swedish Midsummer down at Wagner Park this Friday. Flower wreaths on every head, fiddles on the lawn and Blond food for all.

Here’s a few other things to do, taken from my summer calendar. Look, you have to do some work, so not many links, just hints and encouragement to go hear some great, free, live music in NY. Hey, that’s why you’re not in Cleveland, right?

Thursday – June 21 – Eddie Palmieri – Rockefeller Park 7ish. Summer officially begins so it’s Fete de Musique in Paris, and Make Music NY, so its hot and someone’s playing everywhere.

AND – due to circumstances BEYOND our UNDERSTANDING, ARC is sorely in need of a few Apple computers. Now don’t deny it, you’re all getting the new retina display Powerbook Pros, so please consider donating your ol’ Apple or two to the ARC. We need laptops or desktops that can handle OS 10.6 or better. Of course you could always donate the scratch for a few new ones, eh? Give us a call @ 212-226-6967 or e-me, bgeorge@arcmusic.org Thanks…B.